Air Quality Alert

AKZ222-150300-
MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY-
547 PM AKST WED FEB 13 2013

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AKST THURSDAY...

THE FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH AIR QUALITY PROGRAM HAS ISSUED AN
AIR QUALITY ADVISORY FOR THE FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH...IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AKST THURSDAY.

CURRENT AIR QUALITY IN NORTH POLE AND FAIRBANKS IS CLASSIFIED AS
UNHEALTHY AND EXCEEDS THE EPA HEALTH LIMIT FOR FINE PARTICULATE
POLLUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY OR HEART DISEASE... THE
ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN SHOULD AVOID PROLONGED EXERTION; EVERYONE
ELSE SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED EXERTION. THE AIR QUALITY INDEX IS
FORECAST TO REMAIN UNHEALTHY THROUGH 5 PM AKST THURSDAY.


FOR MORE INFORMATION ACCESS THE FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH AIR
QUALITY WEBSITE AT WWW.CO.FAIRBANKS.AK.US (ALL LOWER CASE)...THEN
SELECT THE AIR QUALITY LINK.

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